How do you pronounce oakum?

oakum is pronounced as /ˈoʊ.kəm/.

🪢oakum

noun

/ˈoʊ.kəm/

loose fibers obtained by untwisting old ropes, used for caulking ships

The shipbuilders used oakum to seal the gaps in the wooden planks.

fiber, hemp, stuffing, caulking material

solid wood, plank, steel

oakum picking, oakum fibers, seal with oakum

A person or company that sells goods or services.

Determination, persistence, and the quality of not giving up

a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature; a cruel person

The inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecisiveness.

An assumption or belief that something is true without certain proof.

well-educated, literary, or scholarly people